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new features

Renderer gets new Light Manager, better cloth and caustic effects. KeyShot Pro users get new animation and Smart Export tools.

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

Download the long-awaited Blender plugin and Metal edition of the GPU renderer for current Macs.

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

3D modelling and rendering app gets intuitive new Rig Clay system for posing characters, plus support for Cryptomatte and USD export.

Friday, November 13th, 2020

Big update to the planar tracking software makes it possible to track organic surfaces, for digital make-up, or replacing logos on clothing.

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

Procedural city generation tool can now import assets in USD format for VFX work, and generate LODs automatically for Unreal Engine.

Wednesday, November 11th, 2020

Both GPU renderers get new options for rendering animations, plus a free GPU benchmarking tool.

Monday, November 9th, 2020

Image viewer and shot playback tool for VFX and animation gets support for Python 3, new long-term Available Previous Versions.

Thursday, November 5th, 2020

Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

Big update to the lighting and look dev tool adds new artist-focused lighting workflows and powerful new 'Foresight Rendering' system.

Friday, October 30th, 2020

Renderer gets new post effects framework, physically correct nested dielectrics, improvements to USD support and Arnold GPU.

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

Compositing and finishing software's neat AI-driven Salient Keyer automatically mattes any selected object within an image.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

Free GPU-based sculpting tool's new modifier stack will deform high-res meshes in near-real time.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

Material authoring app now automatically generates opacity masks for imported texture atlases.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020